A Surgical Procedure in Which the Heart Is Still Beating

question 1

Multiple Choice

A surgical procedure in which the heart is still beating while a minimal incision is made over the coronary artery with a blockage, and an artery from the chest wall is used as the bypass, is

• A) PTCA.
• B) MIDCAB.
• C) CABG.
• D) TMR.

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Definitions:

Northwest Corner Allocation

The Northwest Corner Allocation is a method used in operations research for finding an initial feasible solution to a transportation problem by starting at the northwest corner of a cost matrix and allocating supplies to demands stepwise.

Source 1-Destination 1

Represents a simplified notation for mapping a specific source to a specific destination, often used in logistics and data flow diagrams.

Problem Data Set

A collection of data or information that relates to a particular problem or challenge to be analyzed or solved.

Northwest-corner Rule

A method used in transportation problem solutions in operations research, starting allocation from the northwest corner of a cost matrix and moving through the matrix to minimize costs.